American Airlines’ 5 Potential Merger Partners

Company officials have cited possible suitors for the airline

Struggling American Airlines is looking for a merger partner. The airline’s parent company, AMR (PINK:AAMRQ), says it’s considering strategic options as it works through its bankruptcy, Reuters notes.

Among the candidates cited for a potential merger are JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU), US Airways (NYSE:LCC), Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK), Virgin America and Republic Airways’ (NASDAQ:RJET) Frontier Airlines, according to unnamed sources.